Ever heard the saying, "When it rains, it pours" ?

That has been my world over the last couple months and another storm just hit.

I have a very fragile relationship with my family. There have been many problems over the last 10 years. In that time I have found an unlikely ally in my Uncle Carl.

We were never incredibly close. There was never really a reason for that. We just never spent much time together beyond family gatherings. Since I met my husband and moved to Maine my Uncle has been one of the few people I have kept in contact with and the only member of my family that I have seen in 8 years. He is the only member of my family to have met my husband.

I just recieved an email from my cousin (his oldest daughter) that he has been diagnosed with liver cancer and that the cancer has spread into his bones. It is now in his rib cage and back. The cancer is not operable. In the next few days he will undergo a biopsy and then his doctors will determine a plan of action.

Right now I feel somewhat like I am on a sinking ship in the middle of the Atlantic. Everytime I try to steady myself, my life, some new enemy attacks. I believe in prayer and the power of positive thoughts. I just may need a reminder of that in the next few days.

I am scared for my uncle. But I also feel as if I am selfish because this means that I will have to interact with my family more over the coming days, weeks, months. And that is rarely a good thing. Most families can pull together when times are tough and act as one, strong unit. Those days are over for my family. And I am not looking forward to the anger, the bittnerness and the fighting.

My uncle has made the decision that he does not want to discuss the cancer at all. We are welcome to call him and have a random, general discussion but any mention of the cancer is forbidden and is to be only discussed with my aunt and his daughters.

God help me, because I dont think I am strong enough to face any of this.

If you believe in prayer please say a prayer for my uncle.

So, I dont know about you but I am wicked excited about Halloween this year!! I love this "holiday"! I found this cute little countdown clock and couldnt resist posting it.

What are your plans for Halloween? Do you pass out candy? Go to Hanuted Houses? Dress up? Ghost (hubby) and I will go down to New Hampshire for a Halloween night cememtery tour followed by ghost stories around a bonfire. I dont think we will dress up. If we do it will be something really simple like a mask or something. We are both more into the cemetery tour and hopefully getting orb shots that I can post!

Speaking of... almost all of the recent fall pics I have posted were taken at Evergreen Cemetery and Im fairly certain we brought a spirit home with us!!

Happy haunting ya'll!!

Ghost Bride

Ok, lets try this one more time...

I took these pictures Saturday morning at Evergreen Cemetery. I love taking fall pictures. I might be able to get some more this weekend if the weather holds out and the leaves are still pretty. We are pretty close to peak foliage up here. So, anyway, enjoy and I hope everyone has a great week!

Miss Grayson

July 2003 - Oct 2008

I can still remember the day we brought you home. You were so tiny! You actually fit into the palm of my hand! We are so very blessed to have been a part of your time here on Earth and so very thankful you chose us to be your "parents." I have never known a more kind and loving creature. It is my hope, baby girl, that you did not suffer. And that you have found your way to Rambuns and Cadapig. I know you will take good care of each other until we are all together again. I will miss you everyday of my life and love you forever...

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I wanted to let those of you who have asked know that I am okay. I just have a lot on my plate right now and I need some time to re-group. Thank you for the emails/PM's and prayers.

Love, Ghost Bride

This is the picture I was going to enter in the balloon festival contest and then forgot about the deadline Again, you might want to view the picture from my gallery because of my background.

Have a great weekend ya'll!!